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Household of James Fortune (born 1817, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
James Fortune and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fortune, born in 1817 in Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rachel Fortune, born in 1832 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1857 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Janet (born 1859 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1869 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Barbara (born 1851 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), James's Grandson, James N (born 1879 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), James's Grandson, Christina (born 1880 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and James's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
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James Fortune's household
James
Fortune
Head
Rachel
Fortune
Wife
James
Fortune
Son
Janet
Fortune
Daughter
Alexander
Fortune
Son
Barbara
Fortune
Daughter-In-Law
James N
Fortune
Grandson
Christina
Fortune
Grandson
John
Fortune
Grandson
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Fortune |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Fortune | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Rachel | Fortune | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
James | Fortune | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Janet | Fortune | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Alexander | Fortune | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Barbara | Fortune | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 30 | 1851 | Farr, Sutherland, Scotland | |
James N | Fortune | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Christina | Fortune | Grandson | - | 1 | 1880 | Reay, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Fortune | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
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